Association between spinal alignment and biochemical composition of lumbar intervertebral discs assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging
| Autor: | Marcello Henrique Nogueira-Barbosa, Carlos Fernando Pereira da Silva Herrero, Leonor Garbin Savarese, Carlos Ernesto Garrido Salmon, Helton Luiz Aparecido Defino, Debora Mazoroski, Gustavo Perazzoli Bonugli, Rafael Menezes-Reis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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musculoskeletal diseases
Pelvic tilt medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Radiography Intervertebral disc Magnetic resonance imaging REGIÃO LOMBOSSACRAL musculoskeletal system Asymptomatic Sagittal plane medicine.anatomical_structure Lumbar Biochemical composition medicine Original Article Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging medicine.symptom business Nuclear medicine |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP Quant Imaging Med Surg |
| ISSN: | 2223-4306 2223-4292 |
| DOI: | 10.21037/qims-20-40 |
| Popis: | Background To evaluate potential associations between spinopelvic parameters and the biochemical composition of lumbar intervertebral discs using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in asymptomatic young adults. Methods Our study group comprised 93 asymptomatic volunteers aged 20-40 years (49 women and 44 men). Lumbar spine T2-weighted images and T2 relaxometry were acquired on a 1.5T MRI scanner. Spinopelvic parameters including sacral slope, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence, lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, thoracolumbar alignment, sagittal vertical axis, spinosacral angle, C2 pelvic angle, and T1S1 and L1S1 length were measured on panoramic spine radiographs. Results Lumbar lordosis decrease correlates with discrete dehydration of nucleus pulposus at all lumbar levels. Also low values of sacral slope, pelvic tilt, pelvic incidence, thoracic kyphosis and spinosacral angle were associated with decrease of T2 relaxation times on annulus fibrosus. Conclusions In conclusion, spinopelvic parameters presented a discrete association with lumbar disc composition and water content. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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